> From: David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us>
>> On Aug 20, 2007, at 10:07 AM, Meatwad wrote:
>> If it were up to the CableCo's they'd rent cablecards to anyone (along
>> with a HD subscription). The cabal of content producers is responsible
>> for the current lack of open access. This is by design of course.
>> I'm not so sure the cable companies are eager for this. They make
> quite a bit of money off cable box rentals. They fought the
> CableCard mandate pretty hard, claiming it would drive up the cost of
> cable boxes.
In my area they seem to lose a little bit on the pricing, but I'm sure
they gain from not having to maintain all those receiver boxes....
Digital Receiver with remote $5.50/mo.*
Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Receiver with remote $5.50/mo.
HD Receiver with remote $5.50/mo.
HD/DVR Receiver with remote $5.50/mo.
CableCARD device rental* $1.99/mo.